The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-12

close resemblance In their examination
papers, a fact easily explained, when
We consider that they have been room.
mates for two years, have invariably pre-.
pared their Latin lessona together, written
their Latin exercisea together, and reviewed
them topether In preparation Tor examina.
tiops, What elae then can We expect,
than that their tr~anslations OF Latin would
DO substantially the came? 1t 10 the only
natural and possible result.
Another circumstance shows tho injus.
tice Of the punishment, and the eagerneas
OF some persons high In authority, to paas
sentence upon them. They were called
before the faculty and la half an hour
were no longer members Of tho school.
They were allowed no time Tor thought or
deliberation, no time to consider charges
or offer excuses. They were confronted
by charges which tho united wisdom Of
the faculty had taken o week to mature,
and required to answer and explain them
all, with no iorewarning, In a twenty.
minute cross.exnminntion conducted by
eleven prosecutors. This Ia ~justlcc, a.
melted out by the faculty Of the West Vir.
einia University Ito all who may be so I'M
fortunate as to incur the anger Of one or
two mon who reign supreme In It's coun.
ellis. This Is q display Of these brilliant
executive powers OF which We have heard
30 much. II the ability to conduct q
school OF this kind consists IN tho ability
to make himself universally disliked; II II
Is displayed in the unjust suspension OIL
students, who may be personally diapleas.
Ing TO him II II consists In intimfdatiua
every other regularly constituted authority
OF the University and usurping all powers
we will not attempt to deny to the presen'
head OF this University all proper execu'
tive capacities. II this University Is to be
made d penal institution we will mos
heartily endorse the management for liz
preaent position.
Now let US give ono word to tho PROBES.
cor OF Ancient Languages. Tho system oil
conducting examinations, and especially
the methods Of marking In use In that
school, are beyond the ken Of mortal man
The characters that lock up that hidden
secret are more unintelligible than Egyp.
tian hieroglyphics, and any explanation
OF 1t that is ever offered explain about al
much as the grunts Of a Hottontot. We
KNOW IL ouly Wy tHc TeeuAto MulCtl ~ VI
iera, and they, happy to say, clearly indi'
cate its character.
At the last two examinations in thif
school ovo. one.hsli OF the studentl failet
to make their standing, and this too when
as q rule the students OF sncientlanguasei
are the best Of the University. We men
ton this but to show the hardships in
tlicted either through ignorance or malice
In conclusion, We may say We do no
wish to encourage characterization amen:
the students, But we do protest agains'
such high.handed o%utrsges. We believe
that the factthatthese two young men have
been students Of the school for four or five
years, and during that time havs always
been above suspicion, should have baer
an argument in their favor, or should a
least have secured them I. lair trial. The
students Of the University, as::itia q publi'
institution, have rights anu privileges
which should be respected; and they in
sist that that nobody shall deprive then
Of any Of these rights, without giving then
q fair and impartial hearing.
Morgantown, Mdrch 10. JUSTICE.